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Heritage Days 2024 in Longjumeau (91), visits and events on the programme

The 41st edition of the Journées du Patrimoine (Heritage Days) will take place on the weekend of September 21 and 22, 2024. Want to discover the program that awaits you in Longjumeau, Essonne? Follow the guide!

The Journées du Patrimoine are back! Every year on the third weekend in September is synonymous with cultural treasures, thanks to this flagship event in the Paris calendar. This year's event will take place on Weekend of 21 and 22 September 2024and offers a wide range of events for enthusiasts and curious people. Every year the event invites us to Treasures of our heritageand a multitude of places are ready for the challenge: museums, castles, churches, hospitals, fashion houses, ministries, embassies and much more… Not to be missed monuments and little-known nuggets are part of the game, with a wealth of Programs including free visitsunusual events and extraordinary openings.

Are you looking for an activity in Essonne during the Journées du Patrimoine? There is no shortage of good ideas in the 91 Department. The City of Longjumeau has no intention of missing out, and a big Visit program expects us for this 41st editionplanned for the Weekend of 21 and 22 September 2024Ready to dive into the Cultural monuments of the city?

The program of the Heritage Days 2024 in Longjumeau, Essonne

In the church of Saint-Martin in Longjumeau

  • Visit to St. Martin's Church – exhibition on church history
    Sunday, September 22, 2:00 p.m.

    Guided tour of the Saint-Martin church, built in 1250 by the master builder Hugues Piedoie on the site of a Merovingian church. During the Hundred Years' War, the church was burned down by the troops of Edward III. It was restored in the 15th century with funds from the Gaillard family, lords of Longjumeau. The bell tower was burned down in the 18th century and restored in 1774. During the French Revolution, Saint-Martin became a temple of reason.

At the Cathelin Museum

Nelson Mandela Park

  • Exhibition “Longjumeau, 1944, the breath of freedom”
    Saturday, September 21, 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m.

    To mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Longjumeau, the Ville de Longjumeau, with the participation of a Longjumellois collector and the Renaissance and Culture Association, invites you to visit the exhibition “Longjumeau, 1944, le souffle de la Liberté” (Longjumeau, 1944, the breath of freedom). The exhibition presents everyday and military objects from the period, as well as an exhibition on the 2nd DB, which entered the town on the morning of August 24, 1944 to liberate Longjumeau.

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